Luke Maher holds some of his track medals in his Patterson home March 15. Lucas, a Tufts University senior, recently learned he has a heart condition, which prevents him from running track any longer.

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Leah Rae
Gannett

Luke Maher chased his passion for distance running all the way to Kenya, training at high altitudes when he was barely a teenager on summers off from Carmel High School. He went on to race for Tufts University.

But now, on the home stretch of his senior year, Luke's career as a competitive runner has come to a stop.

By chance, he received a diagnosis of a heart problem that requires him to cease competitive sports. His three siblings must be tested for the same genetic condition, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy. ...